Nominate Your Philadelphia Health Hero

The 2026 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge is underway. Cast your vote by May 30

By Laura Brzyski

Get Healthy at the 2026 Be Well Philly Fest

Philly mag's annual good-for-you event returns May 17. Reserve your spot now to start feeling better this spring

By Laura Brzyski

Find Low-Cost (and Free) Mental Health Services

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A reminder: Help is out there — here’s where to find it in Philly

By Sarah Miller and Shaheer Naveed
Guest Commentary

We Know How To Prevent Children’s Gun Injuries

A CHOP pediatric trauma surgeon asks: What if we confronted the number one cause of death among children the same way we dealt with motor vehicle safety?

By Michael L. Nance

“The Only Problem was the Job”

When police die by suicide, their loved ones often lose benefits. Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, may now change that

By Mensah M. Dean

Observation, Meditation, Creation, Connection

Exploring a new art program at the Barnes Foundation for people with Parkinson's

By Courtney DuChene

Al Dashiell, Barber Plus

His Center City shop offers shaves, haircuts — and health care

By Laura Brzyski

Can City Council Fix Our Reproductive Healthcare Crisis?

Federal and local funding cuts are decimating an already precarious healthcare landscape, especially for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable communities. City funding could help

By Courtney DuChene
Citizen of the Week

Deborah Burnham

Even before she experienced cancer herself, the retired Penn English professor had a knack for “magical” prompts to help patients write through their illness at the Abramson Cancer Center

By Daphne Sashin
Citizen of the Year

Dr. Paul Offit

The man who RFK Jr. wants you to hate just wants to save our kids, using proven science

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy